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unimodal

unimodal

8.2
A graph of data that shows only one peak
  • adjective
  • /ˌjuːnɪˈmoʊdəl/
  • Specialized
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  • In statistics, a unimodal distribution is defined by having one distinct maximum point.
  • unimodal distribution

Examples

  • The Background Elimination (BE) step is based on the Triangular histogram thresholding method, which has been successfully used in the past for unimodal histogram segmentation 39-41.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The data collected resulted in a unimodal distribution, showing a clear peak in the responses.

  • This area in human would include a lot of Mesalam's unimodal visual association cortex.

  • They might be dominated by one sense, but they're not really unimodal association areas.

  • Briefly, the primary sensory division consists of unimodal regions for processing visual, auditory, somatosensory, olfactory, and gustatory signals.

    Blog text (4)
  • The automatic ROI extraction is a combination of established unimodal thresholding concepts with a novel heuristic thresholding technique for noise reduction of binary images.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Mammalian and avian body skins generally contain relatively sharp unimodal distributions of fibril diameters consistent with a "passive" mechanical role.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Researchers presented findings that indicated a unimodal pattern in the frequency of the observed behaviors.

Antonyms

bimodal
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Showing two clear peaks in a set of data or measurements

multimodal
  • Specialized
7.0

A pattern with two or more peaks in data showing different groups

How Peaky

multimodal
  • Specialized
7.0
bimodal
  • Specialized
1 7.7
unimodal
  • Specialized
8.2
flat
797 1.0

Surface Forms

unimodal positive

Morphology

unimodal = modal (transparent) = uni + modal

Clear combination of the prefix 'uni-' (one) and 'modal' (relating to a mode), yielding 'having a single mode'.

Etymology

Unimodal comes from uni- 'one' and modal from mode 'the most common value'. So a unimodal distribution has just one clear peak or most common point.